Nearly 300 kilometers of traffic jams were recorded Wednesday at 7:30 am on the motorways and national roads of Ile-de-France.
A situation "
almost normal
" despite the snowy episode in the region, told AFP Alain Monteil, director of roads of Ile-de-France (Dirif).
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In the Yvelines, nearly 800 heavy goods vehicles are currently stored, including 600 in Saint-Arnoult, to prevent possible traffic difficulties.
An accident involving a heavy semi-trailer of 400 tonnes on the N12 (Yvelines) is "
currently being processed
" but a traffic lane remains open on this axis, according to Dirif.
"
The network is trafficable but we ask motorists to pay close attention, especially on slip roads and expressways because temperatures will drop further
," said Alain Monteil.
N118 closed
In the Yvelines, the temperature can drop to -5 ° Wednesday and -10 ° overnight from Wednesday to Thursday, depending on the prefecture.
The N118, one of the main black spots in Ile-de-France during bad weather, remains closed Wednesday morning to all users "
the time to clear the road
", added the prefecture.
During a previous snowy episode in February 2018, 950 vehicles, or nearly 2,000 people, were blocked by snow at night on this road with marked slopes, which connects Ulis (Essonne) to the southwest of Paris.
In the other departments of Ile-de-France, no difficulty can be recorded for the moment on the main roads.
"No problem"
in the railway
As for public transport, "for
the moment, there is no problem on the railroad but the buses are at a standstill,
" said the president of the Ile-de-France region, Valérie Pécresse, this morning on Cnews.
About a hundred bus lines have in fact been canceled.
At 7.15 am, no Transdev bus was running in Essonne.
School transport is suspended in the departments of Essonne, Val-d'Oise, Yvelines and Seine-et-Marne.
The distance learning courses are therefore "
privileged
" in these departments but a minimum reception will be provided in each establishment for students who have no solution, according to the rectorate of Versailles.